Churn



(No Model.)

E. C. TAYLOR.

GHURN.

No. 333,358. Patented Dec. 29, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELBERT C. TAYLOR, OF STOCKTON, MISSOURI.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,358, dated December 29, 1885.

. Application filed May 15. 1885.

To all, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBERT O. TAYLOR, of Stockton, Cedar county, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ohurns, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to the class of working-body churns, and most of my improvements are designed to increase the efficiency of such churns; but certain parts of my invention are not so limited in their application, but may be used in churns of other classes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of my improved churn; Fig. 2, a vertical section of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical section of the churn-body, showing my improved dasher; and Fig. 4, a section of the same on the line 4. 4 of Fig. 3.

I will describe my improvements as I prefer to organize them; but obviously many changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from my invention.

The supporting-frame A is made of metal.' In the drawings it is shown as constructed of I a single piece of bar-iron, bent at a a to form a horizontal support and brace, a. From a (6 the bar is extended up on both sides in graceful curves at, and looped at 0: to form bearings for the journals of the churn-body. It is then extended down on both sides in curves corresponding to (1 and then bent at a, to form feet a The frame for carrying the churn-body is divided into two parts, B and B The part B consists of a rod, that is bent at b b to form a horizontal cross-piece, b, and two parallel hangers, 12 The hangers are bent at b to form journals b and b, that enter the bearings a The journal I; is prolonged into a crank, b, on which is pivoted a handle, If. The part B is also made of a rod bent to form two parallel arms, I)", and a cross-piece, b The arms b are hinged to the journals 6 b of the part B.

The churn-body 0 consists of a cylinder, 0, closed at the bottom, and provided with a removable top, a. The top a is formed with an annular groove or seat, a, for the rim of the cylinder. The seat 0 is preferably wedgeshaped, so as to make a tighter fit with the cylinder. The top 0 is provided with a reenforcing cross-piece, 0 that forms a bearing for the set-screw D. The set-screw D works ScrialNo.165,632. (No model.) I

in a nut, d, in the cross-piece d, that is connected to the frame 13 by straps d The frame B is preferably bent at b, to accommodate the screw. The bottom of the cylinder rests on a circular base-board, E, that is attached to the frame B by straps e. The belt F, which is preferably elliptical, as shown, surrounds the middle of the cylinder, and is secured to the frame B B so as to move with it in its revolutions. It serves to prevent the cylinder from tipping too far when not held in place by the set-screw. It will be observed that the set-screw not only holds the top on the cylinder, but also holds the churn-body firmly in its frame.

Two forms of dasher are shown in the drawings. In Fig. 2 the dasher is shown as con sisting of a perforated diaphragm, G, attached to a staff, g, that is secured to the top of the cylinder. Figs. 3 and 4. illustrate my improved form of dasher. It consists of a diaphragm or disk, H, about equal in diameter to the interior of the cylinder, and when in working position located about midway between its ends. The edges of the disk are formed with recesses or notches h, and the body of the disk may be perforated, as shown at h. The top of the disk is provided with a knob, h, for convenience of handling. Brackets I, corresponding in number to the notches h, are secured to the interior of the cylinder about half-way down, and serve to hold the disk H in place. formed of a base, i, and two parallel lugs, i, that embrace'the edge of the disk when in position. The disk is set in place by lowering it in the cylinder until the notches coincide with the intervals between the lugs i, and then giving it a slight turn until its edge rests on the bottom lugs. The dasher in both instances divides the cylinder into two compartments. When the crank is turned, the cylinder is revolved and its contents are thrown from one compartment to the other. As the milk or cream leaves one compartment it is replaced by air from the other compartment. This operation is continued until the churning is completed.

The cylinder may be conveniently put in position and removed by swinging the frame 13 on its hinges.

I am aware that churn-bodies have been The brackets are preferably each mounted in frames or hangers that are mounted in a supporting-frame.

I am also aware that the top of the churnbody has been held on by means of tie-rods.

It has also been proposed to construct a supporting-frame by bending iron rods or wires to form standards and journal bearings for a rotary or swinging cylinder.

I claim as'my invention- 1. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the supportingframe, the churnbody, its top, and the frame journaled in the supporting-frame that carries the churn-body and is made in two parts, hinged together, whereby the upper part of the frame may be swung away so that the top of the churn-body may be removed.

2. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the supporting-frame, the churnbody, the hangers that support the churnbody and are bent to form journals on which the churn-body revolves, and the frame that holds the churnbody in position between the hangers.

3. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the supporting-frame, the hangers journaled in the supporting frame, the churnbody supported at one end by the hangers,

and the screw-carrying frame hinged to the hangers that holds the churn-body in position.

4. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the churn-body, the supportingframe, the hangers journaled in the supporting-frame, the screw-carrying frame hinged to the hangers, the cross-piece carrying the nut, and the screw.

5. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the cylinder, the brackets formed with two lugs secured thereto, the perforated dasher having notches in its edges that normally rest between the lugs, and the handle for the dasher, substantially as described.

6. A churn-frame formed of a single bar of metal bent at a a to form a horizontal support and brace, a, extended up on both sides and looped at a to form bearings for the journals of the churnbOdy, and then extended down and bent at a to form feet a substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ELBERT- O. TAYLOR.

WVitnesses:

Grms. R. CHURCH, T. J. MOFARLAND. 

